Personal buying and selling of coal does not constitute an illegal or criminal act.
Coal is not a national exclusive commodity stipulated by law, and does not constitute an illegal act according to the principle of "no prohibition by law shall be regarded as permission". However, coal operations require reporting
1. After completing the industrial and commercial registration, enterprises engaged in coal operations should register with the local coal operations supervision and management department at the same level within 30 working days and inform them of the coal operations. Basic information;
2. For the list of registered enterprises engaged in coal operations, the coal operation supervision and management department should announce it through publicly distributed newspapers, websites, etc., and accept the supervision of the society and relevant departments;
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3. To engage in coal trading business, you must first register with the industrial and commercial department to obtain an industrial and commercial business license, and add "coal" to the business scope of the industrial and commercial business license;
4. You must also You must complete the registration formalities with the local coal operation supervision and management department at the same level within 30 working days before you can operate coal.
Sentencing standards for illegal coal business crimes:
Engaging in other illegal business activities under any of the following circumstances:
1. The individual’s illegal business amount exceeds 50,000 yuan The amount of illegal business operations of the unit is more than 500,000 yuan, or the amount of illegal income is more than 100,000 yuan;
p>3. Although the above-mentioned amount standard is not reached, the person has received more than two administrative penalties for the same type of illegal business behavior within two years, and then carries out the same type of illegal business behavior; the above is the sentencing standard for the crime of illegal business operation.
Legal basis: Article 225 of the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"
The crime of illegal business violates national regulations and involves one of the following illegal business behaviors, disrupting Market order, if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and concurrently or solely a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal income; if the circumstances are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and not less than twice the illegal income. A fine of not more than five times or property confiscation:
(1) Operating franchises, monopoly items or other restricted items as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations without permission;
(2) Buying and selling import and export licenses, import and export certificates of origin, and other business licenses or approval documents stipulated in laws and administrative regulations;
(3) Illegal operations of securities, futures, Insurance business, or illegally engaging in fund payment and settlement business;
(4) Other illegal business activities that seriously disrupt market order.